Welcome to Elms
We are the Elms and always have fun and work hard in Year 5. Our teacher is Mrs Hope, who is accompanied by Miss Henderson in the mornings and Mrs Bulch for our English lessons.
Resources:
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Important information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar and Reading – there is also online homework too, which includes Conquer Maths and Reading Plus).
Spellings are expected to be practised regularly over the week. They will be tested in line with our unit planning – this may not be weekly.
P.E. is on a Thursday – children are expected to come to school in their kit (white t-shirt, black short/joggers, school jumper/cardigan and trainers).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service.
Online Homework and Information
Reading Buddies at Windy Nook
We are so proud of our reading buddies at Windy Nook. They take their roles very seriously and our younger children get very excited when it's their turn. At lunchtimes they collect their younger buddies and spend time with them teaching them reading strategies and...
Windy Winners!
Last week our two awards were for a Top Attitude and a Top Reflector. Well done to all of our winners! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Top Attitude Top...
UKS2 Athletics
This afternoon, children from year 5 and 6 went out to Gateshead Leisure Centre to compete in the sports hall athletics. 28 children competed in a range of track and field events against 7 other schools. All children tried really hard and showed a great sense of team...
A Fantastic Walk to School Month at Windy Nook
As you may have been aware, last month was walk to school month. Schools across the country made an extra effort to travel to school in a more active way to celebrate it. As part of walk to school moth, our active travel was logged against other schools in Gateshead....
Terrific Tag Rugby!
On Friday, children from year 5 and 6 had the opportunity to compete in a tag rugby tournament at Gateshead RFC. We brought two teams which consisted of children who had mainly attended the tag rugby after school club. The children were split into different groups and...
Black History Month
The children have enjoyed taking part in this years Black History Month. Each year group had someone different who has made a difference. They found out about Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat on a bus, Joe Clough was the first black bus driver in London,...
Year 5 Homework (4.11.22)
This week our homework is as follows (4.11.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be written in reading diary) Conquer Maths- Shape and triangles Spelling practice sheet- Look, cover, write and check activity Google Classroom- English- Speech Article 28: You have...
Year 5 go to Beamish!
Today year 5 all went to the Beamish museum for a day linked to carbon footprint and climate change. Children have been able to visit the different time periods and take a survey of how the different people used to live. They compared the lives of people in the 1800’s...
Keeping to the Beat in UKS2
This term, Year 5 and 6 have been working on beat patterns in Music. They learnt how to identify how many beats there are in a bar and repeat those beat patterns using different action such as clapping or tapping a table. We all had great fun learning how the beat box...
Les Habitats dans UKS2
Year 5 and 6 have been learning about habitats in French. They have asked and answered questions about the different types of habitats and given examples. They have then learnt about different animals and plants found in these habitats. The children brought their...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our winners: Top Effort, Top Investigator and our value of the month which is for Thoughtfulness. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Top Effort Top...
Exercise and Cognition Investigation
This week, Year 5 and 6 have spent time investigating the impact of exercise on a cognitive task to see whether activity levels effect the body positively or negatively. They carried out a Stroop test and recorded their results before completing a series of tasks of...